On
Reddit, someone has extracted the language file(s) and posted it in a public Google Drive document, which is cool and there's a lot of references to some potential upcoming (or even working features).
One that the game was heavily criticised was
, and their lacking functionality but in the language file indicates there are a lot of references to them being operational and being based on certain criteria being met as indicated by a lot of <if> comments within the text files.
Comment that goes in-depth:
Link
Some other stuff that's mentioned;
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[B]CREATURE HOLOGRAM[/B] Creature Hologram A decorative holographic representation of wildlife captured in the user's discovery log.
Race Part RACE OBSTACLE Race Obstacle Provides extra challenge for Exocraft races. Race Part RACE FORCE AMPLIFIER Race Force Amplifier Provides a boost to your Exocraft during races. Race Part
[B]EXOCRAFT ANTI-AIR DEFENCE[/B] Exocraft Anti-Air Defence Exocraft Weapon Attachment The recoil of this anti-air defence weapon requires that it be mounted to an Exocraft.<lf><lf>Specifically calibrated for combat against airbourne adversaries. [B]EXOCRAFT ANTI-AIR DFFENCE UPGRADE SIGMA[/B] Exocraft Anti-Air Defence Upgrade Sigma Exocraft Weapon Upgrade Increases the power of the Exocraft Anti-Air Defence module. EXOCRAFT TRACTION ENHANCER Exocraft Traction Enhancer Exocraft Traction Upgrade Allows for increased grip and handling of an Exocraft.
[B]SHIELDING DOME[/B] Shielding Dome A temporary buildable shield which protects the user from harsh environmental damage.
[B]Storm interference[/B] - Launch procedures unavailable
[B]EXTREME CAVE TEMPERATURE[/B] %LEVEL%°C
[B]EXTREME CAVE RADIATION[/B] %LEVEL% Sv
[B]EXTREME CAVE TOXICITY[/B] %LEVEL%
[B]HIGH ALTITUDE TEMPERATURE[/B] %LEVEL%°C
[B]Death from deadly plant toxins
SUBTERRESTRIAL SURVEYOR[/B] Scanner Companion Unit Underground element detection system.<lf><lf>Shows user mining resource locations via a holographic cuboid visual feedback relay. <lf> <lf>Press <IMG>SCAN<> to activate alongside planetary surface scan.
[B]BLACK HOLE SHIELDING[/B] Black Hole Shielding Starship Protection Field Starship is shielded from the gravitational intensity endured when passing through a Black Hole.<lf><lf>Operates automatically once user's starship passes through the event horizon. Starship is shielded from the gravitational intensity endured when passing through a Black Hole.<lf><lf>Operates automatically once user's starship passes through the event horizon. Shielding is damaged and consumed by each Black Hole transit, and must be replaced. Black Hole Shielding destroyed
[B]DANGER: TOXIC RAIN BREACH
DANGER: RADIATION BREACH[/B]
(Emphasis mine)
Also mentioned with the Reddit comments where this is from, "Storm Interference - Launch procedures unavailable" is a potentially cool aspect that not only means that you can't just whizz up and fly away from a bad planet, but it must mean that we should also be able to finally see weather effects during fly-throughs?
Now this is my digging, I've not gotten far into the Path Finder update, so I could be mistaken here.
I've always loved the idea of being able to land on asteroids, rather than just shoot them and explode and we know how massive they are in actuality since the Photo Mode lets us zoom out. For an example, here's one of my screenshots I took.
Here's one that shows the scale of the asteroid versus my Fighter ship;
Within the same file, I searched for 'asteroid' as I was hoping to find something regarding landing asteroids or something more. This is what I found;
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[B]Blaze Javelin Drill Array Sigma
Blaze Javelin Companion Unit[/B]
Improves the Multi-tool's Blaze Javelin Weapon mode mining capability by a small amount so that it can be used to mine asteroids
[B]BLAZE JAVELIN DRILL ARRAY TAU
Blaze Javelin Drill Array Tau
Blaze Javelin Companion Unit[/B]
Improves the Multi-tool's Blaze Javelin Weapon mode mining capability by a moderate amount so that it can be used to mine asteroids
[B]BLAZE JAVELIN DRILL ARRAY THETA
Blaze Javelin Drill Array Theta
Blaze Javelin Companion Unit[/B]
Improves the Multi-tool's Blaze Javelin Weapon mode mining capability by a large amount so that it can be used to mine asteroids
(Emphasis mine)
Now I don't know about this new Blaze Javelin update to the Multi-tool from the Path Finder update, but these specific lines mention that these will add the ability to mine asteroids. The reason I think this hints towards landing on asteroids is this is in regards to the
multi-tool for mining asteroid, not ship so it must mean we will be able to land on an asteroid and walk about (thus using the Multi-Tool).
